基于金纳米棒组装的半胱氨基酸分子同手性识别

本文通过半胱氨酸分子诱导金纳米棒自组装形成一维线性链状结构,利用停留装置观察了不同手性的半胱氨酸分子(L/D-半胱氨酸)诱导金纳米棒自组装的动力学过程.通过调控CTAB浓度,首次发现在组装速率很快的情况下,L-半胱氨酸分子诱导金纳米棒自组装的组装速率慢于D-半胱氨酸分子.而在组装速率较慢的情况下,这种情况不存在.通过分析揭示了为什么在慢速动力学和快速动力学会出现这种差异.并对在快速动力学下不同手性分子在诱导纳米颗粒组装上不同动力学行为作出讨论.这一工作可能为进一步解释生命的单一手性现象提供线索.     

金纳米棒的飞秒激光组装研究

金属纳米粒子对于研究表面等离子体共振具有非常重要的意义,其自组装形成的功能组装体能够展现出更加优异的整体协同性能.本文通过飞秒激光加工对金纳米棒直接进行组装,不引入其它的修饰剂,过程简单、快速(约1 min),不仅保留了金纳米棒表面等离子特性,且可以实现金纳米棒的任意精细图案化.将组装的微纳结构用于微流控芯片表面增强拉曼散射探测,可以得到很好的增强效果,为等离子体器件的制备提供了新的方法.     

分子层次的金纳米棒-表面活性剂-磷脂自组装复合体形貌

金纳米粒子表面修饰剂的组分和形貌影响其物理化学性质.本文采用隐式溶剂耗散粒子动力学模拟的方法,研究了金纳米棒、溴化十六烷基三甲基铵和二肉豆蔻酰磷脂酰胆碱的自组装形貌.结果表明,复合体组装形貌主要与溴化十六烷基三甲基铵和二肉豆蔻酰磷脂酰胆碱这两种修饰剂的摩尔比有关,而金纳米棒与修饰剂的相互作用强度以及金纳米棒的直径对形貌的影响不明显.当作用强度和直径一定时,随着摩尔比增加,修饰剂在金纳米棒表面会形成完整的双层膜、有裂痕的双层膜、长片状胶束、以及以螺旋形式缠绕在金纳米棒上的蠕虫状胶束.进一步分析发现,金纳米棒直径越小、摩尔比越大、或作用强度越大时,金纳米棒两端的覆盖程度越高,同时修饰剂吸附层的厚度越薄.这些结果直接表征了溴化十六烷基三甲基铵和二肉豆蔻酰磷脂酰胆碱混合物在金纳米棒表面的形态,在分子水平上加深了对金纳米棒自组装行为的理解,有助于实现金纳米棒的可控自组装.     

GSH诱导的金纳米棒自组装及汞离子检测

提出了一种基于金纳米棒自组装的促进和抑制检测汞离子的方法.在合适的实验条件下,当金纳米棒胶体溶液中加入还原性谷胱甘肽(GSH)时,金纳米棒因Au-S键的形成,通过氢键和静电相互作用发生头对头(End to End)的自组装.当以上体系中加入汞离子时,这种头对头的自组装会被打破,金纳米棒重新呈分散状态.这种方法的最低检测限为1nmol/L,检测范围为1nmol/L-100μmol/L.该汞离子检测方法特异性强、灵敏度高且检测的浓度范围比较大,有望广泛用于水环境中汞离子的检测.     

基于毛细管的金纳米棒与纳米哑铃组装结构SERS效应比较研究

本文介绍了基于毛细管的金纳米棒(Au nanorods, AuNRs)与金纳米哑铃(Au nanodumbbells, AuNDs)组装结构,并从灵敏性、均一性和重现性等角度对两种不同纳米单元构筑的基底进行了表面增强拉曼散射(surface-enhanced Raman scattering, SERS)效应比较研究。结果表明,合成前驱体和分散体系均相同基础上调控得到的两种纳米单元在表面配体交换处理与构筑工艺一致前提下的基于毛细管组装,AuNDs较AuNRs组装结构表现出更高的SERS活性,而两者的均一性和重现性相当。通过选择SERS效应相对显著的毛细管基AuNDs组装结构对实际水体中的孔雀石绿进行取样和SERS检测,检测能力达到2×10~(-3)μg/g量级,表明此策略对实际水体中微量孔雀石绿的快速高灵敏检测具有一定的可行性。     

金纳米棒调控组装结构SERS基底用于构筑毒品检测模块

本文介绍了一种基于金纳米棒自组装结构的SERS基底构筑方法。通过工艺参数可调控的溶剂蒸发诱导组装机制,可以减少或去除溶胶成膜基底中出现的咖啡环效应,得到致密均一的薄膜型SERS基底。该基底用于毒品SERS检测具有较高的灵敏性和较好的重现性,将其与便携式拉曼光谱仪和含毒品尿液的快速前处理方法相结合,可以用于涉毒人员尿液中毒品的检测分析,因此有望应用于涉毒现场的快速检测。     

纳米结构自组装和分子自组装体系

系统地总结并评述了纳主结构和自组装体系和分子自组装体系的最新进展,介绍了纳米结构自组装和分子自组装的基本概念,总结了几类自组和分子自组装体系的合成方法,例举了这类自组装体系的新特性及与下一代纳米结构器件之间的联系。     

基于Logistic函数模型的纳米自组装动力学分析

利用快速混合停流吸收(stopped-flow absorption)技术,研究了半胱氨酸分子介导的金纳米棒线性自组装过程的动力学性质.通过观测金纳米棒的表面等离激元动态吸收光谱,分析其自组装动力学行为及其与组装结构之间的关系.研究表明,传统的二阶反应动力学理论模型在描述金纳米棒自组装动力学行为上存在明显的局限性.由此,我们提出了基于Logistic函数的新的动力学分析模型.与传统的理论模型相比,新的理论模型具有更好的普适性,不仅适用于定量分析不同速率的金纳米棒自组装动力学特征,还提供了一种更加准确地描述组装初期动力学行为的方法.此外,这种新的动力学分析方法还有助于理解和建立金纳米棒组装动力学特征与组装体结构之间的关联.     

偶联分子对金纳米粒子在玻片上组装的影响

将金纳米粒子组装在用3-氨基丙基-三乙氧基硅烷(APES)修饰的普通玻片上,再分别用偶联分子对巯基苯胺、1,4-二巯基苯在该基底上再次组装金纳米粒子,结果表明用对巯基苯胺作为组装的偶联分子得到双层金纳米粒子结构,对巯基苯胺的表面增强拉曼光谱信号得到增强,而用1,4-二巯基苯作为组装的偶联分子得到单层金纳米粒子结构。     

金纳米粒子自组装薄膜的光谱学研究

采用柠檬酸钠还原氯金酸制备了金胶体，通过静电自组装制备了金纳米粒子薄膜，利用紫外-可见光吸收光谱等对金纳米粒子薄膜进行了光谱学研究，紫外-可见光吸收光谱表明所制备的金溶胶为单分散体系，根据自组装薄膜的X-射线衍射谱，由谢乐公式估算金纳米粒子的粒径约为21nm；X-射线光电子能谱显示氯金酸的还原反应比较完全，金主要以Au^0的价态存在，金胶体粒子通过静电吸引机制组装到PDDA改性的衬底表面；紫外-可见光吸收光谱和表面增强拉曼光谱显示，由于粒子间的电磁耦合，自组装金纳米粒子薄膜表现出协同等离子体共振吸收行为和表面增强拉曼散射效应。     

半胱氨酸修饰金纳米棒光学性质的研究

采用种子生长法制备了不同长径比的金纳米棒,并通过金硫键的结合在其表面包覆半胱氨酸分子。利用紫外-可见吸收光谱仪,扫描电子显微镜以及拉曼光谱仪等对样品进行分析和表征。实验结果表明金纳米棒产率较高,且一致性较好。表面修饰后的金纳米棒的纵向吸收峰发生蓝移,表明半胱氨酸分子与金纳米棒的结合有助于溶液分散性的提升。以结晶紫为探针分子,随着金纳米棒长径比的增加其拉曼增强效果变强。进一步分析发现,修饰后的金纳米棒的表面增强拉曼光谱的增强效果并未受到影响。通过金纳米棒与半胱氨酸分子牢固的结合,一方面可以提高金纳米棒溶液的分散性与稳定性;另一方面半胱氨酸分子可为金纳米棒修饰其它有机官能团提供了一个牢固的桥梁,有效地拓展了金纳米棒的应用方向。     

Tuning the dipole-directed assembly of core-shell nickel-coated gold nanorods

The aim of this paper is to describe the process and challenges in building exposure scenarios for engineered nanomaterials (ENM), using an exposure scenario format similar to that used for the European Chemicals regulation (REACH). Over 60 exposure scenarios were developed based on information from publicly available sources (literature, books, and reports), publicly available exposure estimation models, occupational sampling campaign data from partnering institutions, and industrial partners regarding their own facilities. The primary focus was on carbon-based nanomaterials, nano-silver (nano-Ag) and nano-titanium dioxide (nano-TiO₂), and included occupational and consumer uses of these materials with consideration of the associated environmental release. The process of building exposure scenarios illustrated the availability and limitations of existing information and exposure assessment tools for characterizing exposure to ENM, particularly as it relates to risk assessment. This article describes the gaps in the information reviewed, recommends future areas of ENM exposure research, and proposes types of information that should, at a minimum, be included when reporting the results of such research, so that the information is useful in a wider context.     

氧化锌纳米棒的生长过程研究

利用高分子聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)和乙酸锌的配合物作为前驱体,在300 ℃温度下煅烧,并制备了氧化锌纳米棒。生成的产物用XRD,TEM,SAED等测试方法进行了表征。为了研究氧化锌纳米棒的生长过程,我们通过控制制备前驱体所需原料的比例不变,改变在300 ℃温度下煅烧的时间,分别为0.5, 3, 12和24 h,来观察生成产物的形貌特征。实验发现在110 ℃温度下干燥的前驱体中已经有氧化锌微晶生成;在300 ℃温度下煅烧0.5 h后就出现了明显的由几个纳米大小的微晶所组成的氧化锌纳米棒;煅烧3 h后的产物是结构非常完整的径直单晶ZnO纳米棒;12和24 h煅烧前驱体生成的ZnO纳米棒长度有所增加,ZnO的量基本保持不变。实验发现氧化锌的生长是沿着c轴方向,但是在横向也有生长方向。     

An anisotropic snowflake-like structural assembly of polymer-capped gold nanoparticles

Snowflake-like structural assembly of isotropic gold nanoparticles (GNPs) is reported. A modified polyamine method has been employed to synthesize positively charged GNPs in presence of a polymeric metaphosphate. This process yields fascinating dendritic self-assembled morphologies. Structural characterization revealed that there was aggregation of crystalline GNPs. The aggregates of GNPs formed in the initial stage of synthesis are assumed to act as the bulging seeds for final growth of complex morphologies at nanometer to micrometer length scale. Self-assembly of GNPs was found to be greatly influenced by the concentration of gold precursor. Diffusion limited aggregation of GNPs is suggested as the plausible mechanism for this nanoparticle self-organization process.     

Melting transition of directly linked gold nanoparticle DNA assembly

DNA melting and hybridization is a fundamental biological process as well as a crucial step in many modern biotechnology applications. DNA confined on surfaces exhibits a behavior different from that in free solutions. The system of DNA-capped gold nanoparticles exhibits unique phase transitions and represents a new class of complex fluids. Depending on the sequence of the DNA, particles can be linked to each other through direct complementary DNA sequences or via a ‘linker’ DNA, whose sequence is complementary to the sequence attached to the gold nanoparticles. We observed different melting transitions for these two distinct systems.     

Colorimetric quantitative sensing of alkali metal ions based on reversible assembly and disassembly of gold nanoparticles

A novel and simple method for the colorimetric quantitative sensing of individual alkali metal ions (Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, and Rb⁺) based on the reversible properties of self-assembled aggregates and individual gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) is described. This paper demonstrates reversible self-assembly processes where the degree of assembly and disassembly is dependent on the individual alkali metal ion concentration, nanoparticle size, and alkali metal ionic radii. The color changes of the colloidal Au NPs with metal ion concentrations in colloidal NP solutions occur reversibly. Below a certain concentration of alkali metal ions, the aggregates of Au NPs are redispersed. As the Au NP diameters and the alkali metal ionic radii increase, the critical concentration decreases.     

Flow-induced transverse electrical potential across an assembly of gold nanoparticles

We report the generation of a potential difference, of the order of tens of millivolts, induced by the flow of polar liquids over an assembly of gold nanoparticles. The device consisted of two conducting glass plates, one of which contained the gold nanoparticle multilayer assembly. The potential generated is in transverse direction to the flow and is dependent on the nature of the flowing liquid. We propose a simple theoretical model to account qualitatively for the generation of the flow-induced transverse potential.     

The Influence of the Spatial Orientation of ZnO Nanorods on the Luminescence Spectrum

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods were grown on glass substrates coated with a conducting indium tin oxide film using the hydrothermal method. The nanorods are 2–2.5 μm long and 70–200 nm in diameter. Under UV irradiation the nanorods exhibit photoluminescence with a maximum at 382 nm. It is found that changes in angle between the nanorods growth direction and the emission recording direction give rise to an appearance of a violet emission band centered at ～400 nm. It is possible dependence of the luminescence spectrum on the ZnO nanorods’ spatial orientation is due to localization of the violet emission centers in the surface layer.     

Fabrication of microelectrodes using flow layer-by-layer self assembly of gold nanoparticles

Microelectrodes to be used in microfluidic devices were prepared from the layer-by-layer flow deposition of gold nanoparticles. Pre-designed microfluidic channels were used as templates for the flow driven deposition of the nanoparticles in sequence with poly (diallyldimethyl amonium chloride) (PDADMAC). The electrical resistivity of the gold nanoparticle assembly was found to be strongly dependant on the concentration of sodium citrate used in the gold nanoparticle synthesis. As the electrical properties of the film changed from insulating to conducting when decreasing the citrate concentration, a 4 point probe setup was used to measure the resistivity of the film. Near bulk conductivity (5.42 × 10⁻⁶ Ω cm) was achieved with only 10 layers of film. The thickness and morphology of the flow-printed multilayer microelectrode was characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). To demonstrate its usefulness, the microelectrode assembly was then tested toward the detection of KCl in solution, having a concentration ranging from 1 to 20 mM using AC current detection in a simple setup. Good linearity and stability of the electrode confirmed that this method could be very convenient for the fabrication of microelectrodes for lab-on-chip applications.